“Ensuring we provide and maintain optimal environmental conditions for our patients’ embryos whilst ex-vivo is one of the most fundamentally essential tasks of a successful lab”

Key Features

Quick

Extremely Accurate Counts

Practical

Up to 10,000 samples can be stored

Versatile

Easily connect by cable to an optional printer or PC

User Friendly

Reliable with an intuitive, easy-to-learn user interface

Why use the HandiLaz® Mini?

The HandiLaz® Mini can be used to measure HEPA filtered flow hoods, clean rooms and incubators. The HandiLaz® Mini provides an on-the-spot check that your air quality is up to scratch providing you with immediate verification that your air filtration system is producing the appropriate Grade air to ISO or EU GGMP standards.

The HandiLaz® Mini particle counter is ergonomically designed to fit in the palm of your hand. It is rugged and dependable, and provides accurate validation at a great price.

How does it work?

Air is drawn through the detection chamber by a pump. A laser beam is directed across the chamber and any particles contained in the air reflect the light, appearing as a bright flash.

The larger the particle, the brighter the flash. A photo detector measures the brightness of each flash and the meter counts and sorts them into the three size ranges. The software then calculates the results.

Validation

The HandiLaz® Mini is calibrated by NIST traceable particles and adheres to the same standards that an independent inspector does.

Data Analysis

The HandiLaz® Mini interfaces directly by cable to an optional printer or PC.

Product Specifications

Sensor

Laser

Channel Thresholds

3 channels: 0.3, 0.5 and 5µm

Calibration

NIST – traceable particles

Max Concentration (@5% coincidence error)

70 x 106 counts/m3

Flow Rate

2.83 L/min. (0.1 ft3/min).

Units

Counts, Counts/m3, Counts/ft3

Operation Time On Battery

3 hours typical

Data-logging

Stores up to 10,000 readings

Data Export

Report and data export to CSV file

Dimensions

11cm x 20cm x 7cm

Weight (excluding batteries)

680g

Order Codes

Part Number

Part Description

7-90-080

Particle Counter. Accurate measurement of air-born particles in the lab

Q: How is the HandiLaz Mini used?
A: The counter can be taken anywhere in the laboratory as it has rechargeable batteries. Simply hold or place it in the test environment and turn it on. The HandiLaz Mini samples the air for a user-defined time, counting the particles within three size ranges (0.3µm, 0.5µm and 5µm). At the end of the test, the results are displayed on the screen in units that can be immediately compared with pass and fail criteria given in the ISO or EU GGMP standards.

Q: How does the HandiLaz Mini work?
A: Air is drawn through the detection chamber by a pump. A laser beam is directed across the chamber and any particles contained in the air reflect the light, appearing as a bright flash. The larger the particle, the brighter the flash. A photo detector measures the brightness of each flash and the meter counts and sorts them into the three size ranges. The software then calculates the results.

Q: What do the numbers on the display mean?
A: They are the particle count per m³ of three particle sizes. We recommend the units are set to counts per m³.